Four musicians (singers) from Fuzhou, with instruments

Four musicians (singers) from Fuzhou, with instruments

Collection

Fry, John Gurney

Identifier

Fr01-044

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Fr01-044. Instruments, from left to right: the three-stringed, fretless instrument is probably a sanxian; the four-stringed instrument is probably a pipa; the two-stringed instruments with bows are probably huqin or erhu. Same studio set up as in Fr01-043.

Caption in album or on mount

Foochow Singing Girls

Estimated Date

1868-1874

Dimensions

273mm x 216mm

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

Repository

University of Bristol Library, Special Collections

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